ITUA20166195A1 - EDITORIAL SYSTEM AND FRUITS OF VISITS TO CULTURAL SITES WITH DEVICES WEARABLE THROUGH THE USE OF THE INCREASED REALITY (PIATTAFORMA ARTGLASS). - Google Patents

Description

"Publishing system and use of visits to cultural sites with wearable devices through the use of augmented reality (ARTGLASS PLATFORM)"

The present industrial invention refers to a new form of visiting cultural and artistic sites based on an editorial system and the fruition of the experience that develops thanks to the use of wearable devices which, through the combination of different functional elements, enrich the human sensory perception (the so-called "augmented reality").

Augmented reality is a method of enriching sensory perception with information that would otherwise not be detectable through direct observation.

This additional information can be defined as an "augmentation" of reality. When integrated with multimedia data. This mediation between real and virtual must take place in real time and must allow the user to interact with it.

Cultural sites today require an adaptation of services to new technologies with the ultimate aim of improving their attraction indices to the visit and to the museum experience.

For these reasons, tools have been created and consolidated over time, such as audio guides, capable of enriching and enhancing the moment of visiting the museum or archaeological sites. Associated with these methods, now considered traditional, of visiting today you will find all the contents, interactive and not, usable through tablets and smartphones.

At present, these methods suffer from numerous limitations that affect their use: lack of spontaneity, difficult use and failure to combine video and audio content are just some examples of causes of failure deriving from the use of these tools in support of the visit. to cultural sites; other problems can be traced back to characteristics of unexciting and non-immersive experiences.

In fact, these systems:

to. they do not allow spontaneous interaction with the surrounding exhibition environment;

b. distract the visitor from the use of the work by causing the latter to focus his attention on the instrument and not on the "visit" event;

c. they are difficult to use in the context in which they are inserted because they are not synchronized with the various development steps of the visit;

d. they limit the possibility of living a complete immersive experience capable of involving the five senses at the same time.

Recently, thanks to technological evolution, there has been the introduction of light wearable hardware devices (hereinafter Glass) equipped with displays that guarantee in addition to the display function also the contextual audio service, motion sensors, geo-localization and connectivity, thus allowing the exchange of data in real time.

These devices, recently available on the market, lend themselves to the application of augmented reality since they have the necessary detection and processing components on board: the positioning system, motion detection, the ability to view and process multimedia content, connection etc.

The scope of application to visits to cultural sites provides that these devices are simply worn by the visitor during the visit while the "augmented" cultural site will be activated around him, allowing him to explore a variety of habitable, engaging and interactive environments.

The present invention aims at solving some of the problems listed above in points a), b), c), d), achieving results of particular efficiency and ease of use.

The system proposed here, illustrated by way of example but not limited to, is mainly composed of the following parts:

I. Wearable devices equipped with

Display

HD camera

Control buttons

Microphone

Audio speaker

motion sensors

position sensors (GPS)

WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity

II.A basic software component that, through sensor control, allows wearable devices to:

track the visitor's position within the cultural site and his movements

accurately trace the movements of the head and hand receive manual or vocal commands

connect via WiFi to a central system

connect via Bluetooth to other devices

use the camera and the display to view augmented reality.

III.A software component of the user interface that allows:

navigation within the cultural site where, through the display of the wearable device, signals will be displayed, overlapping the visual reality, indicating the Points of Interest, their position and a brief description, as well as the path to reach them. The software, through the sensors of the device, will be able to detect the position of the visitor within the site and the movements of the head, the Points of Interest will therefore be dynamically updated according to his movements;

when the visitor is near a point of interest, he will project a subject (2D or 3D) anchored on the real object, maintaining consistency between the virtual reconstruction and reality, even during the movement and rotation of the visitor's head;

will allow access to multimedia content relating to the points of interest in the visitor's field of vision, reproducing audio-video content;

will record the salient data of the visit for future uses such as the processing of visitor behavior or the creation of a travel diary for the visitor.

IV.A content management system that allows you to:

to. import the multimedia contents already available or generated with the main market tools into the device;

b. create, validate and publish visit scenarios.

As exemplified in the following figure:

Claims:

1. Editorial system and use of visits to cultural and artistic sites with wearable devices through the use of augmented reality that uses the display of points of interest around the visitor and characterized by the fact that the visitor can view 2D and 3D objects and / o enjoy audio and video content superimposed on points of interest.

2. System as per claims 1, characterized by the guarantee of exchange, during the visit, of information between different devices.

3. System as in claims 1 and 2, characterized by integration with social networks so that the visitor has the opportunity to share part of the experience with their contacts.

Claims (10)

CLAIMS 1. Editorial system and use of visits to cultural and artistic sites with wearable devices through the use of augmented reality that uses the display of points of interest around the visitor and characterized by the fact that the visitor can view 2D and 3D objects and / o enjoy audio and video content superimposed on points of interest. 2. System as per claims 1, characterized by the guarantee of exchange, during the visit, of information between different devices. 3. System as in claims 1 and 2, characterized by integration with social networks so that the visitor has the opportunity to share part of the experience with their contacts. 4. Publishing system according to any one of the preceding claims, in which each wearable device comprises a display which guarantees in addition to the display function also the contextual audio service; a motion sensor; a geo-localization sensor; and a connectivity module for real-time data exchange. Publishing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein each wearable device comprises: a display; an HD camera; control keys; a microphone; an audio speaker; motion sensors; position sensors, preferably GPS; and a data connection form. 6. Publishing system according to one of the preceding claims; comprising a basic software component installed on each wearable device so that the wearable device is configured to track the visitor's position within the cultural site and his or her movements; accurately trace the movements of the head and hand; receive manual or voice commands; connect via WiFi to a central system; connect via Bluetooth to other devices; use the camera and the display to view augmented reality. 7. Method of using editorial content during a visit to cultural and artistic sites through an editorial system including wearable devices; the method including the steps of: tracking the visitor's position within the cultural site and his or her movements, preferably through a position sensor of the wearable device; accurately track the movements of the visitor's head and hand, preferably through a motion sensor of the wearable device; connect the wearable device via WiFi to a central system; connect the wearable device via Bluetooth to other devices; and visualize augmented reality on the wearable device display through a camera and the wearable device display. 8. Method of use of claim 7, the method comprising the step of: displaying, through the wearable device display, signals indicating Points of Interest, their position and a brief description, as well as the path to reach them overlapping reality visual. 9. Method for using claim 7 or 8, comprising the steps of: dynamically updating the Points of Interest according to the detected position of the visitor and the detected movements of the visitor's head and hand; project on the wearable device display a subject anchored to the real object while maintaining coherence between the virtual reconstruction and reality when the visitor is near a point of interest, preferably also during the movement and rotation of the visitor's head; and allow access to multimedia content relating to points of interest in the visitor's visual field, by playing audio-video content. Method for using one of claims 7 to 9, comprising the step of recording the salient data of the visit for processing on visitor behavior or for creating a travel diary for the visitor.